 You ain't supposed to get salmon when they're swimming upstream to spawn. But if you're hungry, you do. |
| Back then, we didn't know we were poor, and people were more proud then. |
| I've been married to the same man for all this time. The way we fight sometimes, you can tell. |
| My biggest hero, Gregory Peck, was my birthday present on April 14, 1973. I just sat and stared at him. |
| I've seen country music go uptown, like we say, and I'm proud I was there when it happened. |
| I'm always making Butcher Holler sound like the most backward part of the United States-and I think maybe it is. |
| I'm trying to lead a good Christian life, so there ain't too much spicy to tell about me. |
| I believe in education and wish I had a better one. |
| Sometimes I think our problems are made worse by the kind of business we're in. Playing these road shows is a weird experience. |
| I wasn't for Vietnam. When I told that to the hippie newspaper, all my people got nervous. |
| When something is bothering me, I write a song that tells my feelings. |
| I'm not a big fan of Women's Liberation, but maybe it will help women stand up for the respect they're due. |
| The country is making a big mistake not teaching kids to cook and raise a garden and build fires. |
| How do you measure your value? |
| I avoid going through places where there's too much poverty. |
| I don't go to church regular. But I pray for answers to my problems. |
| I've seen every highway in the United States, and they all look alike to me. |
| A lot of people say I'd miss show business if I quit. I'd miss some of it. Now it's the only life I know. |
| When I'd tell people I like country music they'd get this look on their faces. People were kind of ashamed of country. |
| I think Charley Pride has been one of the best things to happen to country music, to prove it belongs to everybody. |
